{"product_id":"firewood-and-christmas-potatoes-9781961532496","title":"Firewood and Christmas Potatoes","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe hardest times can teach the greatest lessons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the 1930s, eight-year-old, Delia, along with her four siblings and mother, leave the Dust Bowl of Oklahoma. Taking only a few belongings and using the last of the money to buy a two-headed axe, Delia's mother (Momma) travels to California to find work in the agricultural fields-tomatoes, grapes, cotton-anything that would support her family during the Great Depression. While confronting severe poverty, young Delia brings to life her mother's morals: hard work, sharing, and all need to know they are loved. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirewood and Christmas Potatoes is based on true events and will take the young reader to a time when approximately three million Americans (including children) were once considered worthless migrants, many unwelcomed as they journeyed to a different state to begin a new life. The young reader will experience the life of a child similar in age, who encountered challenges and embraced hardship by allowing their heart to love all. Firewood and Christmas Potatoes is a heartwarming story that will become a family favorite during the holiday season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"MindStir Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50708654293266,"sku":"9781961532496","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2299efdc-bdb6-4bac-a7d4-466652706368.jpg?v=1734507671","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/firewood-and-christmas-potatoes-9781961532496","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}